For astronomers, it's always been a source of frustration that the nearest white-dwarf star is buried in the glow of the brightest star in the nighttime sky. This burned-out stellar remnant is a faint companion of the brilliant ...
Dec 13, 2005
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A team of theoretical and experimental physicists from Rice University is preparing a unique probe in hopes of "dialing in" elusive quantum states called "quantum criticalities." The team is using nanotechnology to create ...
Dec 13, 2005
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The Associated Press (AP) has reported the discovery of a fissure that could soon develop into a new ocean basin in the northeast of Ethiopia. The fissure, which has been examined by scientists from Ethiopia, America and ...
Dec 13, 2005
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Earthlink Tuesday agreed to purchase VPN provider New Edge Networks in a move to bolster its presence in business communications.
Dec 13, 2005
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Controversy swirled in Sarita, Texas, during a public hearing about what would be the first large wind energy project along the Texas Gulf Coast.
Dec 13, 2005
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Conservation and environmental groups have compiled a list of nearly 800 species they say face imminent extinction. Most of the threatened species are found mainly in tropical areas, the BBC reported Tuesday.
Dec 13, 2005
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Verizon is ready to start offering in-flight broadband service to airline passengers in 2007.
Dec 13, 2005
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Microsoft and MCI announced Monday that they will work together to develop a network to allow people to place phone calls from personal computers to virtually any landline phone by using Windows Live software with its Voice ...
Dec 13, 2005
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Seismologists are warning the U.S. West Coast could be hit by a catastrophic tsunami, with waves as high as 100 feet or more.
Dec 13, 2005
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A Harvard researcher has solved a long-standing marine mystery: why does the narwhal whale have an eight-foot tooth emerging from its head.
Dec 13, 2005
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